January 27: U.S. CDC raises travel advisory to China to level 3 “Avoid All Non-Essential Travel”

January 30: U.S. CDC raises travel advisory for China to level 4 “Do not travel”. The State Department begins evacuation of non-essential personnel. Washington State declared a Level 1 Health Emergency as the deal with 9 patients under investigation for COVID-19

Jan 31: U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency – anyone arriving from the Hubei province is to be quarantined for 14 days.

Feb 29: U.S. announced travel ban from Iran due to COVID-19 and a travel warning for Italy

March 11: United States bans all travel, effective 12:00 AM 3/13/20, from the European Union with the exclusion of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

March 12: New York bans all gatherings of over 500 people. California and Oregon ban all gatherings of more than 250 people. Israel announces all schools and universities on Friday. U.S. Organizations cancel just about everything.

March 13: President Trump declares a National Emergency over coronavirus pandemic, waived all interest on student loans held by government agencies

March 14: Foreign nationals from the United Kingdom and Ireland will not be allowed into the United States beginning on March 16. President Donald Trump also received the results of his coronavirus test – he’s negative for the disease, is symptom-free and in good health.

March 18: President Trump signs Defense Production Act activation order and a coronavirus relief bill, closes border with Canada for non-essential travel. U.S. Census Bureau suspends field operations for two weeks.

March 19: Anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine and anti-viral drug Remdesivir are showing great promise in treating coronavirus. FDA is working to approve use in short order. President Trump cancels G7 meeting at Camp David, turns it into conference call. U.S. State Dept issues level 4 travel warning “Do Not Travel”

March 20: U.S. closes border with Mexico for all non-essential travel, will return illegal aliens to country of origin immediately upon capture

March 21: White House announces that FHA-held mortgages and properties will stop evictions and foreclosures for 60 days.

March 22: National Guard activated to assist New York, Washington State and California deal with the Coronavirus outbreak. Washington State and New York have been declared major disaster areas, California has submitted a request and it is under consideration.

March 23: Democrats block coronavirus relief bill because it doesn’t have carbon offsets for airlines, requirements for more minorities on corporate boards, payouts to labor unions, and tax breaks for solar and wind. United Kingdom goes on full lockdown.

March 24: Japan postpones the 2020 summer Olympics until 2021

March 25: U.S. Senate Passes Coronavirus relief bill providing more than $2 trillion in aid for workers, businesses and a cadre of Democratic donors.

March 27: U.S. House of Representatives finally passes the Coronavirus relief bill, President Trump signs it into law.

March 28: Hospital ship USNS Comfort heads to New York City

March 29: Studies from New York City and France indicate great success in treating coronavirus using Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin and Zinc. President Trump announced that the White House is recommending the social distancing measures should stay in place until April 30.

April 2: Democrats announce yet another investigation into President Trump, this time for coronavirus response.

April 3: CDC recommends wearing of cloth, non-medical masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

April 6: DoD requires military members to wear cloth facemasks when they are unable to maintain 6 feet of separation.

April 10: President Trump announces that it appears that the U.S. has passed the peak of infections and is on a downward trajectory. The field hospital in Seattle is being dismantled, hospital bed usage has not come anywhere near the expert projections.

April 16: President Trump announces guidelines for reopening the country.

April 24: Texas, Georgia announce reopenings

April 27: Tyson Foods warns of food supply issues as they are forced to close two plants. This follows the closings of two of Smithfields plants.

For comparison: The CDC estimates that the seasonal flu (influenza) has infected at least 39 million in the U.S., hospitalized more than 400,000 and killed at least 24,000 people in the United States during the 2019-2020 season.

Mortality Rates in Hotspot Regions

China: 5.5%**

Italy: 13.5%

Spain: 10.3%

Iran: 6.2%*

United Kingdom: 13.5%

France: 14.1%

Sweden: 12.0%

Netherlands: 11.8%*statistics provided by these governments are suspect and likely worse than reported** physicians in Wuhan, China, admit that they haven’t been testing for coronavirus for weeks which is the only reason no new cases are being reported there – ALL of China’s numbers are now suspect

U.S. Economic Impact of Coronavirus

The intensity of constant coverage of COVID-19 has caused people, companies, markets and organizations to panic and likely overreact. The economic damage due to media bias is significant and ongoing.

Financial Markets

The U.S. Stock Market officially entered bear market territory on March 11, 2020, having lost 20% of its value from market highs.

On March 12, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced $1.5 trillion in emergency short-term loans to financial institutions.

March 15: Fed lowers key rate to 0% in hopes of incentivizing lending.Will also expand balance sheet by $700 billion including $500 billion in t-bill purchases and $200 billion in agency-backed mortgage securities.

Travel

Ski Resorts: Vail Resorts and Alterra Resorts are suspending operations for at least one week.Cruiselines: Viking and Princess Cruises have suspended operations indefinitely. Most lines have canceled all sailings for a 30-day period beginning on March 13.Airlines:Delta to cut international capacity by 25% and domestic seats by 10%, instituted hiring freeze and suspending stock repurchase. American Airlines to cut international capacity by 10% and domestic by 7.5%. United will cut 20% of flights.Disney: Both Disneyland and DisneyWorld are closed indefinitelyUniversal Studios: closed indefinitelySeaWorld: closed indefinitelyWashington D.C.: D.C. Metro service will be reduced to weekend schedules 24/7, Smithsonian Museums, National Zoo closed indefinitely. Capitol closed to the public, Senate offices closed.New York City: Broadway shows, Smithsonian Museums closed.Boston: Boston Marathon postponed

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College Sports

NCAA: The NCAA regional and national Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments have been canceledNRA: 2020 Intercollegiate Championship canceled

Professional Sports

NBA: Season suspendedNHL: Season suspendedMLB: Season suspendedMLS: Season suspendedNFL: Several teams stop air travel for scouts/coaches during the off-seasonXFL: Season suspendedATP/WTA: Season suspendedPGA: Players Championship canceled, Masters tournament postponedNASCAR: Season suspendedHorse Racing: Kentucky Derby Postponed

Entertainment

AMC Theaters: Cutting capacity by 50%Broadway: All performances canceled until at least April 12.Coachella: Postponed from March to SeptemberStagecoach: Postponed until fallSouth-by-Southwest: CanceledUltra Music Festival: CanceledTin Pan South Songwriting Festival: CanceledChicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade: CanceledNew York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade: CanceledTribeca Film Festival: postponedCinemaCon: CanceledMovies: Several movie releases have been delayedConcerts: Several concert tours have canceled or postponed events

How COVID-19 Has Impacted 2020 Elections

CNN moved the March 15 Democrat debate from Phoenix, AZ, to their studios in Washington, D.C. There was no audience and no “spin rooms” for other media outlets to interact with the candidates, staff or attendees

Biden and Sanders both canceled planned rallies in Cleveland, Ohio

The Trump campaign postponed all rallies and large events

Other Impacts from COVID-19

Several colleges and universities have postponed or canceled commencement ceremonies.

The U.S. Government will hold the G7 coronavirus response meeting virtually instead of in Pittsburgh.

Universities move to online classes, keep students at home

The U.S. Senate has canceled the March recess to work on coronavirus-related policy and closed Senate offices

About R. Mitchell

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Yesterday the CDC officially stated that we had 140,904 total cases, with 2,405 total deaths.
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So as of that press release (3-30-20)
0.0412 of 1 % of the USA 342M population is or had been infected since Jan. 21, 2020.
Which in simple math means 99.9588% has NEVER BEEN infected in those 69 days.
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Of that 140,904 we see 2,405 died over the last 69 days.
That is 1.7068% of the 140,904 infected over the last 69 days.
In Simple Math and less panic, 140k-2.4K gives a survival rate of 98.2932% of those who were Infected to date.
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According to the United Nations World Population Prospects report, approximately 7,452 people die EVERY DAY in the United States. In other words, about 310 per hour. (I Googled “US average daily death rate”)
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From Jan. 21st, 20202 to now (69 days). The Covid-19 Virus has claimed 2,405 total US lives(CDC 03-30-20 #’s) which is about 36 per day averaged out …

So at the current rate, it would take the Covid-19 virus about 207 days to equal 1 day of the normal US national daily avg. death rate.

I’ll wear N-95 face mask and wash my hands, but I am not going to panic over those numbers.
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While I am not a Kool-aide drinker.
One thing that keeps coming to mind is something I heard repeatedly by the Liberal Socialist Democrat Leaders (LSD’s) and MSM.

“We can’t win in 2020, if Trump still has a Strong economy.” A DNC spokesperson.
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.” ― Rahm Emanuel.

It would be interesting to see a comparison to the 2018-2019 flu epitemic where reportedly as many a 61,000 Americans dies – sans hysteria! Not to mention a time line of the 1918 – 1919 time line where the H1N1 virus killed in as little as 12 Hours! 670,000 plus Americans died in that one. World wide? Unknown high estimates around 100,000,000! And the world population was less than a 1/3 of what it is now!